Gheen (community), Minnesota

Gheen
Unincorporated community
Gheen Location of the community of Gheen within Gheen Territory, Saint Louis County Show map of Minnesota Gheen Gheen (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 47°58′05″N 92°48′30″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Saint Louis
Elevation	1,362 ft (415 m)
Population
• Total	25
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	55771
Area code	218
GNIS feature ID	661354[1]

Gheen is an unincorporated community in Gheen Territory, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States, one mile (1.6 km) east of Gheen Corner on Willow River Road.

The community of Gheen is seven miles (11 km) south of Orr, and twelve miles (19 km) north of Cook.

U.S. Highway 53 is nearby. Gheen is located within the Kabetogama State Forest.

History

A post office called Gheen was established in 1906 and remained in operation until 1993.[2] The community was named for Edward Hickman Gheen, a Navy officer.[3]

References

1. "Gheen, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "St. Louis County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 483.

• Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry
• Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition